NATIVE TRUST OFFICE (ACCOUNTS OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1925.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1925 Session I, G-02

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1925. NEW ZEALAND

NATIVE TRUST OFFICE (ACCOUNTS OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1925.

Laid before the General Assembly in -pursuance of Section 6 of the Native Trustee Amendment Act, 1921-22.

Sik, — The Audit Office, Wellington, 20th June, 1925. I have the honour, in accordance with the provisions of section 6 of the Native Trustee Amendment Act, 1921-22, to transmit to you the attached balance-sheet, statement of receipts and payments, and Revenue Account of the Native Trust Office for the year which ended on the 31st March, 1925, and to report that I have examined the same and have duly certified them. I have, &c., G. P. C. Campbell, The Hon. the Native Minister, Wellington. Controller and Auditor-General. Statement showing the Total Receipts and Payments of the Native Trustee's Account during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1925. Receipts. Payments. £ s. d. 15,681 l 3 Balance as at 31st March, 1924. £ s. d. 1924. 14,447 2 8 .. .. April .. .. .. 16,049 19 10 12,981 7 0 .. .. May .. .. .. 15,278 8 3 86,967 8 9 .. .. June .. .. .. 52,162 3 3 36,564 13 7 .. .. July .. .. .. 61,41118 10 19,795 17 0 .. .. August .. .. .. 25,447 10 3 89,472 2 4 .. .. September .. .. .. 54,290 6 0 7,520 14 0 .. .. October .. .. .. 44,356 6 5 16,323 17 6 .. .. November .. .. .. 21,897 19 4 45,805 0 3 .. .. December .. .. .. 41,300 3 5 1925. 25,593 4 1 .. .. January . .. 15,494 18 3 14,300 411 .. .. February .. .. .. 19,918 17 1 37,040 11 3 .. .. March .. .. .. 52,250 9 4 £ s . d. 419,859 0 3 Net balance in bank .. 2,618 3 0 Cash in hand .. 16 1 4 2,634 4 4 £422,493 4 7 £422,493 4 7

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Revenue Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Gr. £ s« d. To Salaries— By Commission, fees, and charges 5,100 4 9 Permanent .. .. .. 5,518 16 8 Net interest on investments 13,419 3 4 Temporary .. .. .. 609 6 0 6,128 2 8 Additions, improvements, repairs, maintenance, and insurance of premises, plant, &c.— Office premises .. .. 34 8 2 Office furniture .. .. 8 3 2 Office instruments and machinery 10 16 3 Office insurance .. .. 2 3 11 55 11 6 Audit fees for inspection of accounts .. .. 50 0 0 Maori Ethnological Research Fund, contribution towards .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. 335 6 4 Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. 149 8 2 Post and Telegraph Department— Payment for services .. 51 16 6 Liability, 31st March .. 19 15 0 71 11 6 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 271 16 2 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 Services for cleaning, lighting, firing, &c. .. 199 8 7 Telephone charges .. .. .. .. 76 13 9 Travelling-expenses — Removal, &c., of officers .. 50 17 9 Officers on duty .. .. 209 14 2 260 11 11 Native Trust Office Board — Fees to members .. .. .. 32 10" 0 Public Service Superannuation Fund, contribution towards .. .. .. .. 178 11 10 Contingencies .. .. .. . . 107 2 9 Depreciation of office furniture, fittings, instruments, and machinery .. .. .. 205 17 0 Net profit to Appropriation Account .. .. 9,896 15 11 £18,519 8 1 £18,519 8 1 Appropriation Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Reserve and Assurance Fund .. 8,906 15 11 By Net profit for year ended 31st March, Investment Fluctuation Fund .. 990 0 0 1925, transferred.. .. .. 9,896 15 11 £9,896 15 11 £9,896 15 11 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1925. Amounts held under — £ s. d. Sundry assets — £ s. d. £s. d. £ s. d. West Coast Settlement Re- Office furniture .. 381 14 2 serves Act, 1892 .. 66,805 18 7 Less depreciation (10 Native Reserves Act, 1882 percent.) .. 37 14 0 (as per statement at- 344 0 2 tached) .. .. 50,134 2 9 Office fittings .. 431 6 0 Native Land Act, 1909 Less depreciation (20 (Part X) .. .. 142,945 16 10 percent.) .. 121 8 0 Native Land Act, 1909 309 18 0 (Miscellaneous) .. 38,528 7 9 Office, instruments and Native Trustee Act, 1920, machinery .. 185 19 9 and amendments .. 25,822 4 8 Less depreciation (15 Miscellaneous funds (including per cent.) .. 46 15 0 Maori Land Board accounts) 492,097 1 3 139 4 9 Sundry creditors .. .. 19 15 0 Stationery .. .. .. 184 17 8 Reserve and Assurance Fund 44,274 0 8 978 0 7 Investment Fluctuation Fund 4,946 2 0 Stocks, bondp, and debenturesGovernment securities .. .. 15,000 0 0 Local bodies'securities .. 195,290 0 0 210,290 0 0 Mortgages (including special investments) .. .. .. 626,454 14 3 Interest due and accrued .. .. 14,245 5 2 Sundry debtors —Advances to accounts, &c. .. .. .. •. 10 19 7 Cash on hand and in bank, and Agent's balances .. .. .. 13,594 9 11 £865,573 9 6 £865,573 9 6

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Statement of Native Reserves Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1925.

Balance on 1st April, 192+. j ®««»pts and Disbursements during Balance on 31st March. 1925 Account. —j — Dr. I Cr. Br. Cr. Dr. Cr. £ s, d. ./ £ , s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s, d. £ s. d. Ahaura Charitable Reserves.. .. 518 10 11 105 18 8 409 8 11 . . 822 1 2 Arahura .. .. .. .. 622 2 11 270 15 1 297 8 5 .. 648 16 3 Arahura Compensation .. .. 43 19 8 .. •• •• 43 19 8 Arnold .. .. .. .. 455 2 10 40 11 9 40 18 8 ' 455 9 9" Aroha, Te (Subs. 2 and 3, .. .. 1 15 0 246 19 1 .. 245 4 1 Block III) Auckland General .. .. .. 10,703 0 11 1,031 15 1 1,631 7 8 .. 11,302 13 6 Buller, Section 46, South Bank .. 252 14 1 71 1 3 48 4 7 .. 229 17 5 Buller, Section 53 .. .. .. .. .. ( 37 0 3 37 0 3 Buller, Section 54 .. .. .. .. .. ] 53 9 9 .. 53 9 9 Buller, Section 55 .. 0 19 2 .. 1 2 0 615 11 1 .. 613 9 11 Cobden .. .. .. .. 36 0 0 110 8 10 117 8 6 .. 42 19 8 Collingwood, K. and L. .. . . 6 9 3 5 15 3 5 0 0 .. 5 14 0 Ellesmore — .. .. .. 92 12 6 30 10 10 292 10 C .. 354 II Kaiapoi Settlement .. .. 118 13 1 118 16 1 1 5 10 .. 1 2 10 Wairewa Settlement .. .. 295 7 10 236 0 10 j 5 0 1 .. 64 7 1 Rapaki Settlement .. .. 76 6 6 75 13 0 2 9 2.. 3 2 8 Port Levy Settlement .. .. 358 .. : 028 .. 3 8 4 Taumutu Settlement .. .. 268 10 5 .. ; 12 1 7 ... 280 12 0 Greymouth .. .. .. 4,209 0 6 8,777 7 8 I 5,726 14 6 .. 1,158 7 4 Greymouth Compensation .. .. .. 1,188 10 4 j 3,101 19 6 .. 1,913 9 2 Heaphv .. .. .. .. 0 3 3 0 10 5 j 7 2 6 .. 6 15 4 Hokitika .. .. .. .. 323 2 9 231 2 4 j 54 4 8 .. 146 5 1 Hokonui Endowment .. . . 576 8 ] 7 14 5 { 76 3 5 .. 644 17 1. Horowhenua .. .. .. 10 0 10 0 Inangahua, Section 2, Block IV .. 16 7 9 9 14 6 10 10 0 .. 17 3 3: Iwituaroa.. , . • .. . . 80 5 8 .. i . ■ • • 80 5 8 Kaiata .. .. .. .. 134 5 6 1 5 4 I 25 7 0 .. 158 7 2 Kaituna No. 1 .. .. 6 15 ■. • • • • • 6 15 Kanieri No. 25 .. .. .. 12 10 9 2 18 0 6 8 9 .. 16 1 fe Kararoa No. 35 .. .. .. .. 2 11 0 29 0 3 .. 26 9 3Kawatiri No. 26 .. .. .. 54 18 1 3 7 0 ! 20 0 0 .. 71 11 1 Motueka, Section 126 . . . . 14 7 10 6 18 11 8 15 0 .. 16 3 11 Motueka, Section 127 .. . . 55 5 8 6 9 2 8 15 0 .. 57 1! 6 Motueka, Section 129 .. . . 22 19 5 9 4 7 8 18 6 .. 22 13 4 Motueka, Section 132 .. .. 22 9 5 4 11 ,9 ' 8 15 0 .. 26 12 8 Motueka, Section 144/7 .. .. 24 9 10 2 1 7 6 9 2 .. 28 17 5 Motueka, Section 157 .. . . 37 15 7 27 5 1 31 4 0 . . 41 14 6 Motueka, Section 160/1 .. .. 178 6 6 131 7 8 146 2 3 .. 193 1 1 Motueka, Section 161 .. .. 347 6 1 100 7 5 160 9 3 .. 407 7 11 Motueka, Section 162 .. .. 17 5 '0 29 3 2 34 0 0 .. 22 1 10 Motueka, Section 163 . . .. 122 19 8 105 5 9 58 2 6 .. 75 16 5 Motueka, Section 164 . . .. 8 8 11 30 12 9 40 10 3 . • 18 6 5 Motueka, Section 165 .. . . 7 12 0 7 12 0 Motueka, Section 181 .. .. 32 12 8 26 10 6 27 3 6 .. 33 5 8 Motueka, Section 182 .. .. 11 9 6 19 7 2 28 14 0 .. 20 16 4 Motueka, Section 183 .. .. 116 1 6 66 10 7 71 16 3 .. 121 7 2 Motueka, Section 184 . . .. 105 3 0 61 9 6 24 9 10 .. 68 3 4 Motueka, Section 187 .. .. 36 1 10 29 1 3 46 6 3 .. 53 6 10 Motueka, Section 188 .. .. 17 16 5 42 11 6 102 18 6 .. 78 3 5 Motueka, Section 210 . . . . 9 7 7 19 5 7 18 17 8 .. 8 19 8 Motueka, Section 211 .. .. 34 14 4 50 19 10 51 6 0 .. 35 0 6 Motueka, Section 212 .. .. . 30 1 1 40 13 8 40 19 6 .. 30 6 11 Ngakuta .. .. .. ., 926! .. •• • • 926 Ngamoanaerua .. .. . . 311 17 8 56 1 9 54 14 4 .. 310 10 3 Ngatitoa (Taupo No. 2) .. .. 198 3 3 135 3 6 1,011 12 10 .. 1,074 12 7 North Island Tenths .. .. 2,946 17 10 2,463 14 6 2,249 0 10 .. 2,732 4 2 North Island Tenths (Benefit) .. 9,983 8 9 186 0 0 1,400 9 2 .. 11,197 17 11 Ohariu, Parts 12 ana 13 .. . . 25 18 1 97 13 9 90 10 0 . . 18 14 4 Opau, Nos. 37 and 39 .. .. Ill 1 10 .. .. 1 ■■ HI 1 10 Opoutama .. .. .. 276 6 5 10 12 1 38 8 5 .. 304 2 9 Orowaiti No. 45 .. .. 103 18 9 21 18 4 85 12 3 .. 167 12 8 Orowaiti No. 47 .. .. .. 14 7 4 0 14 3 11 4 6 .. 27 17 7 Paekakariki .. .. 7194 .. •• 7194 Paepaetahi .. .. .. 136 18 8 140 S 7 211 16 0 .. 208 6 1 Pakawau, Section 20 .. 119 14 2 3 8 2 23 9 6 . . 139 15 6 Pakuratahi No. 3 .. .. .. 53 6 11 71 12 0 34 16 0 .. 16 10 11 Palmerston North .. .. .. 1,673 6 7 1,710 15 3 1,660 18 0 .. 1,623 9 4 Parapara, Section 192 .. .. 5 14 10 .. .. .. 5 14 10 Polhill Gully .. .. .. 381 14 0 38 18 0 73 0 0 .. 415 16 0 Poukawa No. 1.. ..3 22 .. .. 322 Poukawa No. 2 ..312 .. .. 312 Poukawa No. 3b .. . . .. 81 16 6 122 15 7 264 8 0 . . 223 8 11 Poukawa No. 4 .. .. .. 6 16 7 .. •• 6 16 7 Poukawa No. 5 .. .. .. 157 2 4 44 12 10 122 9 6 .. 234 19 0 Poukawa No. 6 ., .. 7 16 5 .. .. • • 7 16 5 Poukawa No. 7 ..3 2 6 .. .. 3 2 6 Poukawa No. 8 .. .. 84 5 6 52 8 3 108 8 7 .. 140 5 10 Poukawa No. 9c .. .. .. 259 13 8 13 9 8 109 3 3 .. 355 7 3 Poukawa No. to .. .. .. 168 15 0 3 0 10 .. .. 165 14 2 Poukawa No. 9(5 .. .. .. 40 7 4 110 13 2 109 16 2 . . 39 10 4

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Statement of Native Reserves Accounts, etc. —continued.

W. E. Rawson, Native Trustee. R. Sinel, Accountant. Native Trust Office, Wellington, 22nd Ap.il, 1925.

The Audit Office, having examined the balance-sheet and accompaning accounts and compared them with the relative books, documents, and securities, hereby certifies them to be in accordance therewith. 26th June, 1925. G. F. C. Campbell, " Controller and Auditor-General.

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Balance on 1st April, 1924. Recei P ts and dUring Balance on 31st March. 1925. Account. j ; - Dr. [ Cr. Dr. J Cr. j Dr. Cr . £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. J £ s. d Poukawa No. 9j .. .. .. .. 38 6 5 38 6 5 .. | Poukawa No. 10 ..2 8 8 .. .. 2 8 8 .. ! PoukawaNo.il .. 2 19 9 .. .. 2 19 9 .. | Poukawa No. 12b .. ' .. .. 5 18 8 64 16 8 63 10 8 .. 4 .'2 8 Sandy Bay No. 27 .. .. .. 55 15 3 5 13 7 7 11 6 .. 57 13 2 Sandy Bay No. 113 .. .. 433 16 4 1 13 2 32 13 8 .. j 464 16 10 Sandy Bay No. 117 .. .. 125 18 1 0 2 6 5 13 5 .. ' 131 9 0 Sandy Bay No. 118 .. .. 126 18 1 0 12 0 11 18 11 .. I 138 5 0 South Island Tenths .. .. 2,356 6 4 2,905 6 2 2,678 6 2 .. 2,129 6 4 South Island Tenths (Benefit) .. 3,550 7 10 877 15 2 1,308 6 5 .. 3,980 19 1 Taiaroa Special .. .. .. 23 3 2 27 5 5 27 5 0 .. 23 2 9 Taumutu Commonage .. .. 251 12 3 177 5 1 160 0 0 .. 234 7 2 Tauranga Educational Reserve .. 372 2 2 385 3 4 277 18 0 .. 264 16 10 Tauara, West Wanganui .. .. 98 3 0 36 14 10 40 0 0 .. 101 8 2 Teremakau, Section 27, North .. 9 14 0 10 09 6 15 0 .. 683 Bank Teremakau, Section 26, South .. 10 4 1 4 12 3 7 10 0 .. 13 1 10 Bank Teremakau, Section 27a, South .. 7 19 2 0 2 6 2 10 0 .. i 10 6 8 Bank Totaranui, Section 9, Square 12 .. .. 14 14 0 14 0 6 0 13 6 WaikawaNo. 14 .. .. .. 15 17 9 .. .. .. 15 17 9 Waikokopu General .. .. 5 12 6 .. 0 4 6 .. 5 17 0 Wainui .. .. .. . , 108 7 4 .. .. .. 108 7 4 Waiohiki, Subsection lis 40 1 8 37 8 10 .. . . 2 12 10 Waiohiki, Part lo .. .. . . 59 4 3 37 0 10 .. . . 22 3 5 Waiohiki, Part Id . . .. .. 4 7 8, 2 13 0 1 14 8 Waiohiki, Section 2 . . .. 69 18 6 .. .. . . 69 18 6 Waipopo No. 882 .. .. .. 4 4 0 1 5 0 0 2 8 .. 3 1 8 Wekenui .. .. .. .. 14 ]1 6 .. .. .. 14 11 6 WestportTown .. .. .. 1,767 15 3 52 9 11 224 16 8 .. 1,940 2 0 White's Bay .. 1 .. .. 30 18 7 .. .. .. 30 18 7 15 13 5 46,875 1 10 23,108 16 0 26,383 10 4 0 13 6 50,134 16 3 Less total debit balances . . .. ., .. .. 0 13 6 Net credit balances .. .. .. .. .. .. £50 ,134 2 9